Childhood moves quickly, and the small things are the first to go. This is artwork that holds them.
The expression, the spirit, the exact age you never want to forget, made into art for your walls.

These are not rushed sessions. Donnie has photographed thousands of children and knows how to earn a true expression, the kind you recognize instantly as your own child. The result is honest, artistic children's portrait artwork, finished as pieces that belong in your home.
See the ExperienceParents across the Ohio Valley who want their children created into artwork worth keeping. From the earliest years through the teenage ones, individually or as siblings.
Patient, playful, and guided. We let children be children while we quietly create, so the portraits feel like them.
Timeless wall art and heirloom pieces that grow more meaningful with every year that passes.



A limited, seasonal release of curated children's portrait sets. A simpler, joyful way to commission a beautiful Blackwater piece a few times each year.
Tell us about your children and we will design a portrait experience made for your family.